Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Despite stepping away from council, Caul busy as ever In the months since her time as a part of Fort Frances Town Council ended, June Caul has not slowed down any. While she says life is a bit less stressful, she’s found it hard to just drop many of the […]
After a decade in business, Horton still finds joy in her job With a significant milestone just over the horizon, Jennifer Horton of the Curvy Chick Boutique in downtown Fort Frances reflects on what a decade in business looks like when you put the time and passion into making work […]
The Muskie Boys Curling team didn’t reach the playoffs at OFSAA in North Bay last week, but that didn’t stop them from an amazing experience. The young players spent the last day in the region in Sudbury, where they watched the Canadian Mixed Doubles Tournament. There, they met curling legends […]
The Fort Frances Cyclones Swim Club have announced the opening of registration for a spring session. Club president Heather Johnson says the eight-week session running from Apr. 1-May 20 will allow new swimmers to get a feel for what it’s like to swim with the club. “It’s a developmental swimming […]
Thunder Bay, Ont. — An announcement by the Ontario government this week promises an initial investment of $224 million plus an additional $75 million spread over the next three years to build, upgrade and support the operations and programming at new and existing training centres. The Skills Development Fund […]
Less than three months into the year, Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) has received enough applications to grant more than half of its 2023 allotment of 400 recommendations, according to a press release on March 24, 2023. As many as 132 candidates will have been recommended for permanent […]
The Ontario government is providing $180,000 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls to upgrade the Nestor Falls Government Docks and build a new pavilion. This investment supports critical infrastructure upgrades and boosts business and recreational development in Northern Ontario. “Our government […]
Fort Frances Lakers forward Clark Scaddan lines up a shot in last night’s SIJHL playoff game against the Dryden GM Ice Dogs. The Lakers lost 6-2 to fall to a 3-0 deficit in the series and will be playing to save their season tonight. The puck drops at 8:15 p.m. […]
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to table a federal budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon, which a federal source says will include plans to go after predatory lending and more details on dental care as part of a pitch to make life more affordable. […]
TORONTO – Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones is defending a move to reduce the frequency of eye exams for healthy seniors, saying Monday that changes to funding for optometry services involve “fine tuning” the coverage. Jones announced Friday that the government had reached a funding agreement with optometrists that increases […]
Several public health units in southwestern Ontario say they’ve seen a spike in cases of whooping cough and are urging residents to get vaccinated against the respiratory illness that can be particularly severe in young children. Southwestern Public Health – which serves Oxford County, Elgin County and St. Thomas, Ont. […]
Title insurers need to be brought under anti-money laundering rules to fight against scam artists who impersonate homeowners to sell or mortgage their properties, a former insurance executive says. Tim Hyde, who spent years in the title insurance business in Ontario, said dozens of cases involving impersonators in Ontario and […]
